COMMITTIEES & GOVERNANCE
Faculty and staff participate in the governance of the College of Arts and Sciences through a number of committees, listed below. New members are typically elected to these committees at the end of each academic year.
The Bylaws Committee considers proposals from the faculty and from the dean to revise the faculty bylaws of the College of Arts and Sciences. The committee may also review the bylaws and make revision recommendations of its own to the dean and to the faculty. In addition, the committee reviews departmental bylaws, including new bylaws and revisions, and it may conduct a college-wide review of existing departmental bylaws periodically.
The Bylaws Committee is composed of four elected faculty and one student member. It meets as needed and at least once per semester during the academic year.
Current Members
Liana Artinian | Biology | FA20 - SP22 |
Stephanie Kerce | Political Science | FA20 - SP22 |
Chantal Poister Tusher | Psychology | FA21 - SP23 |
Hector Fernandez L'Hoeste | World Languages & Cultures | FA21 - SP23 |
The Chairs Council is an advisory body to the dean that includes all department chairs and institute and school directors in the College of Arts and Sciences, in addition to the associate and assistant deans and other administrators of the college. The Chairs Council considers and takes action on a broad range of matters presented by the dean and may also makes recommendations to standing committees of the faculty.
The Chairs Council meets frequently as needed at the call of the dean throughout the calendar year.
Current Members
MEMBER | POSITION | DEPT/AREA | |
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Sara Rosen | Dean | College of Arts & Sciences | srosen@gsu.edu |
John Augusto | Associate Dean | Strategic Initiatives | jaugusto@gsu.edu |
Donald Hamelberg | Associate Dean | Research & Graduate Studies | dhamelberg@gsu.edu |
Elisabeth Burgess | Associate Dean | Faculty Affairs | eburgess@gsu.edu |
Jonathan Gayles | Chair | Africana Studies | jgayles@gsu.edu |
Jennifer Patico | Chair | Anthropology | jpatico@gsu.edu |
Sara Cushing | Chair | Applied Linguistics & ESL | stcushing@gsu.edu |
Geert de Vries | Chair | Biology | devries@gsu.edu |
Giovanni Gadda | Chair | Chemistry | ggadda@gsu.edu |
Jaye Atkinson | Chair | Communication | jla@gsu.edu |
Armin Mikler | Chair | Computer Science | amikler@gsu.edu |
Brennen Dicker | Executive Director | Creative Media Industries | bdicker@gsu.edu |
David Cheshier | Academic Director | Creative Media Industries | dcheshier@gsu.edu |
Audrey Goodman | Chair | English | agoodman@gsu.edu |
Katherine Hankins | Chair | Geosciences | khankins@gsu.edu |
Jennifer Craft Morgan | Director | Gerontology | jmorgan39@gsu.edu |
Jared Poley | Chair | History | jpoley@gsu.edu |
Alexandra Smirnova | Chair | Mathematics & Statistics | asmirnova@gsu.edu |
LTC Meeshack Lee | Chair | Military Science | mlee206@gsu.edu |
Dan Cox | Director | Neuroscience | dcox18@gsu.edu |
Eddy Nahmias | Chair | Philosophy | enahmias@gsu.edu |
Sebastien Lepine | Chair | Physics & Astronomy | slepine@gsu.edu |
Michael Herb | Chair | Political Science | mherb@gsu.edu |
Lindsey Cohen | Chair | Psychology | llcohen@gsu.edu |
Eric Wright | Acting Chair (FA22) | Religious Studies | ewright28@gsu.edu |
Eric Wright | Chair | Sociology | ewright28@gsu.edu |
Jennie Burnet | Director | Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies | jburnet@gsu.edu |
Leslie Marsh | Chair | World Languages & Cultures | llmarsh@gsu.edu |
Non-Voting Council Advisors
Amber Amari | Assistant Dean | Graduate Programs | aamari@gsu.edu |
Nancy Duncan Porter | Assistant Vice President | Development | nduncanporter@gsu.edu |
Erin Herting | Assistant Dean | Administration & Finance | eherting@gsu.edu |
Lindsey Hornsby | College Research Officer | Administration Services | lhornsby@gsu.edu |
Justin Lilly | Executive Associate/Dean’s Communications | Dean’s Office | lilly@gsu.edu |
John Medlock | Assistant Dean | Enrollment Services | jmedlock@gsu.edu |
Chris Miller | Assistant to the Dean | Dean's Office | cmiller169@gsu.edu |
Caitlan Shaw | Faculty Review Services Coordinator | Dean's Office | cshaw9@gsu.edu |
Anna Varela | Director | Communications & PR | avarela@gsu.edu |
Shelly-Ann Williams | Director | Academic Assistance | swilliams@gsu.edu |
The Curriculum Committee receives and reviews proposals for any changes in course offerings and curricular requirements and forwards proposals it deems appropriate to the full faculty for approval. The committee also has the power to review the curricular offerings and requirements of the college and to make appropriate recommendations to the dean and to the faculty. In addition, the committee may authorize experimental courses on a trial basis and share its assessment with the faculty.
The Curriculum Committee is composed of eight elected faculty and two student members.
Current Members
Chamara Kwakye | Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies | FA20 - SP22 |
Dan Weiskopf | Philosophy | FA20 - SP22 |
Joe Normandin | Neuroscience | FA20 - SP22 |
Rebecca Rizzo | Mathematics & Statistics | FA20 - SP22 |
Rebekah Chapman | Biology | FA21 - SP23 |
Gigi Ray | Chemistry | FA21 - SP23 |
Laura Hastings | Political Science | FA21 - SP23 |
John McMillian | History | FA21 - SP23 |
The Executive Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences is an advisory body to the dean on a range of matters relating to the administration of the college. The Executive Committee is also charged with a number of specific responsibilities that include: reviewing the academic operations and the budget of the college and any related items submitted by the dean or from the faculty; making nominations for vacant seats on the college's standing committees; initiating the triennial evaluation of department chairs and institute/school directors; initiating, under the supervision of the provost and vice president for academic affairs, a triennial evaluation of the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; appointing a faculty grievance board; and considering proposals for the creation or elimination of departments, schools, institutes, and centers of the college and making such recommendations to the faculty as it deems appropriate.
The Executive Committee is composed of the dean, associate deans, vice chair of the faculty, twelve elected faculty, and two student members.
The Executive Committee meets regularly and at least once per semester of the academic year at the call of the dean. Upon receipt of a petition signed by six members of the Executive Committee, the dean will call a special meeting of the committee.
In addition, the faculty members of the Executive Committee, including the dean and along with three elected area chairs, meet as the Promotion and Review Procedures Committee to consider for approval any proposed changes to the College of Arts and Sciences Promotion and Tenure Manual, related college-level manuals and policies, and departmental promotion and tenure guidelines. This committee also considers any newly developed guidelines and policies needing approval. It meets as needed throughout the academic year.
Current Members
Appointed Members
Sara Rosen | Dean |
John Augusto | Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives |
Donald Hamelberg | Interim Associate Dean for Research, Innovation, and Graduate Studies |
Elisabeth Burgess | Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs |
Akinyele Umoja | Vice Chair of the Faculty |
Justin Lilly | Non-voting committee advisor |
John Medlock | Non-voting committee advisor |
Elected Faculty Representatives
Ying Zhu | Creative Media Industries | FA20 - SP22 |
Stuart Jefferies | Physics & Astronomy | FA20 - SP22 |
Gangli Wang | Chemistry | FA20 - SP22 |
Andrey Shilnikov | Neuroscience | FA20 - SP22 |
Ute Römer | Applied Linguistics & ESL | FA20 - SP22 |
Sarah Brosnan | Psychology | FA20 - SP22 |
Joe Bellon | Communication | FA21 - SP23 |
Andrew I. Cohen | Philosophy | FA21 - SP23 |
Shuai Li | World Languages & Cultures | FA21 - SP23 |
Kyle Frantz | Neuroscience | FA21 - SP23 |
Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey | Political Science | FA21 - SP23 |
Kathryn Kozaitis | Anthropology | FA21 - SP23 |
The Faculty Awards Committee is charged with selecting the recipients of annual awards for faculty approved by the College of Arts and Sciences, which currently include the Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Outstanding Teaching Award, Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award, Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award, and Outstanding Graduate Director Award. The committee also is charged with establishing qualifications and nominating procedures for these awards. In addition, the committee may consider and develop proposals for new awards or for other mechanisms to honor outstanding faculty to present to the dean and to the faculty.
The Faculty Awards Committee is composed of five elected faculty and two student members.
The Faculty Awards Committee meets as needed and at least once per semester during the academic year, typically in late fall before the call for nominations is distributed and mid-spring to select the award recipients.
Current Members
Monique Moultrie | Religious Studies | FA20 - SP22 |
Jeffrey Glover | Anthropology | FA20 - SP22 |
Chuan Lin | World Languages & Cultures | FA21 - SP23 |
Ritu Aneja | Biology | FA21 - SP23 |
Jennifer McCoy | Political Science | FA21 - SP23 |
The Graduate Council is an advisory body to the dean and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on issues relating to the college's graduate programs. The Graduate Council considers proposals for the creation, discontinuance, or renaming of graduate degree programs and concentrations and makes recommendations to the dean with input from the full faculty of the college. The council also reviews changes in departmental criteria for graduate status and/or procedures for reviewing such criteria and makes positive or negative recommendations to the dean and to the relevant department. In addition, the council appoints each year four faculty and one graduate student to serve as a graduate petitions board charged with reviewing final course grade appeals, academic complaints, and petitions for waivers or variance of academic policies and making recommendations to the dean in keeping with relevant university policies.
The Graduate Council meets regularly at the call of the Dean's Office and at least once during each of the three semesters.
Current Members
Donald Hamelberg | Dean's Office |
Amber Amari | Dean's Office |
Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey | Africana Studies |
Steve Black | Anthropology |
Youjin Kim | Applied Linguistics & ESL |
Zehava Eichenbaum (Ph.D.) | Biology |
Carmen Eilertson (Medical Science) | Biology |
Kuki Chin (M.S.) | Biology |
Eric Gilbert (M.S.) | Biology |
Suri Iyer | Chemistry |
Tim Barouch | Communication |
Yingshu Li | Computer Science |
Rafal Angryk (BDML) | Computer Science |
Tanya Caldwell | English |
Larry Kiage | Geosciences |
Wendy Simonds | Gerontology |
Greg Moore | History |
Chad Keller (Heritage Preservation) | History |
Zhongshan Li (Mathematics) | Mathematics & Statistics |
Gengsheng Qin (Statistics) | Mathematics & Statistics |
Anne Murphy | Neuroscience |
Aras Petrulis | Neuroscience |
Tim O'Keefe | Philosophy |
Murad Sarsour | Physics & Astronomy |
Russel White | Physics & Astronomy |
Mike Fix (Ph.D.) | Political Science |
Charles Hankla (M.A.) | Political Science |
Kevin Swartout | Psychology |
Erin Tully | Psychology |
Molly Bassett | Religious Studies |
Katie Acosta | Sociology |
Megan Sinnott | Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies |
Gladys Francis | World Languages & Cultures |
Annette Cash (Translation) | World Languages & Cultures |
The Undergraduate Council is an advisory body to the college faculty and dean on issues relating to the undergraduate programs of the College of Arts and Sciences. The council considers proposals for the creation, discontinuance, or renaming of undergraduate degree programs and concentrations and makes recommendations to the dean with input from the full faculty of the college. The council designates each year the membership of the Interdisciplinary Studies subcommittee. In addition, the council appoints each year four faculty and two students to an undergraduate petitions board charged with reviewing final course grade appeals, academic complaints, and petitions for waivers or variance of academic policies and making recommendations to the dean in keeping with relevant university policies.
The Undergraduate Council meets regularly and typically at least twice per semester of the academic year.
Current Members
John Medlock (non-voting member) | Dean's Office |
Shelly Williams (non-voting member) | OAA |
Lisa Shannon | Africana Studies |
Faidra Papavasiliou | Anthropology |
Hae Sung Yang | Applied Linguistics & ESL |
Stephanie Gutzler | Biology |
Kavita Oommen | Biology |
Jeremiah Harden | Chemistry |
Joan Mutanyatta-Comar | Chemistry |
Luciana Rodrigues | Communication |
Xiaolin Hu | Computer Science |
Olga Glebova | Computer Science |
David Cheshier | Creative Media Industries |
Mark Noble | English |
Christy Visaggi | Geosciences |
Chivon Mingo | Gerontology |
Robin Conner | History |
Leslie Meadows | Mathematics & Statistics |
Joe Normandin | Neuroscience |
Eric Wilson | Philosophy |
Ben McGimsey (Astronomy) | Physics & Astronomy |
Brian Thoms (Physics) | Physics & Astronomy |
Jeannie Grussendorf | Political Science |
Laura Hastings | Political Science |
Chris Goode | Psychology |
Ashlyn Swartout | Psychology |
Monique Moultrie | Religious Studies |
Major Nick Francois | ROTC |
Desmond Goss | Sociology |
Juliana Kubala | Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies |
Ian Campbell | World Languages & Cultures |
Andrew J. Cohen | Interdisciplinary Studies |
The College of Arts and Sciences has three area promotion and tenure committees--one for the Humanities, one for the Natural and Computational Sciences, and one for the Social and Behavioral Sciences--charged with reviewing the credentials of each candidate for promotion and/or tenure within its respective area and making a recommendation to the dean concerning each candidate. The area committees also assist in the post-tenure review process by similarly evaluating faculty members' credentials and sharing their assessments with the dean.
All members hold the rank of Professor.
Current Members
Humanities
Carol Winkler | Communication | FA19 - SP22 |
Stephen Dobranski | English | FA21 - SP22 |
Andrea Scarantino | Philosophy | FA20 - SP23 |
Beth Gylys | English (At Large) | FA20 - SP23 |
Éric Le Calvez | World Languages & Cultures | FA21 - SP24 |
Natural and Computational Sciences
Julia Hilliard | Biology | FA19 - SP22 |
Deborah Baro | Biology (At Large) | FA19 - SP22 |
Ivaylo Ivanov | Chemistry | FA20 - SP23 |
Xiaochun He | Physics & Astronomy | FA20 - SP23 |
H. Elliott Albers | Neuroscience | FA20 - SP23 |
Rafal Angryk | Computer Science | FA21 - SP24 |
Zhongshan Li | Mathematics & Statistics | FA21 - SP24 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences
YouJin Kim | Applied Linguistics & ESL | SP22 - SP23 |
David Sehat | History | FA20 - SP23 |
Emanuela Guano | Anthropology | FA21 - SP24 |
Erin Tone | Psychology | FA21 - SP22 |
Erin Ruel | Sociology | FA21 - SP24 |
Toby Bolsen | Political Science | FA21 - SP24 |
Andrew Wedeman | Political Science (At Lage) | FA21 - SP24 |
The Non-Tenure Track Promotion Review Committee reviews the credentials of each non-tenure track (NTT) faculty candidate for promotion in the College of Arts and Sciences and makes a recommendation to the dean concerning each candidate. The committee considers cases for promotion to the ranks of senior lecturer, principal senior lecturer, senior academic professional, and other NTT ranks.
The NTT Promotion Review Committee is composed of ten elected faculty members, including three representatives from each area of the college and one at large member. Each area includes at least one tenured faculty member and at least one NTT faculty member at the senior level or above.
Current Members
Robin Huff | World Languages and Cultures | FA19 - SP22 |
Angela Navarro-Eisenstein | Chemistry | FA19 - SP22 |
Ghulam Nadri | History | FA19 - SP22 |
Melissa McLeod | English | FA20 - SP23 |
Gennady Cymbalyuk | Neuroscience (At Large) | FA20 - SP23 |
Matthew Brewer | Biology | FA20 - SP23 |
Rashid Naim | Political Science | FA20 - SP23 |
Eddie Christie | English | FA21 - SP24 |
Valerie Miller | Mathematics and Statistics | FA21 - SP24 |
Ben Kail | Sociology | FA21 - SP24 |
The Faculty Grievance Board is charged with the following duties: (1) Provide training for board members in grievance conciliation and in the conduct of formal appeal hearings; (2) Attempt to conciliate differences that arise between faculty members and department chairs or administrators; (3) Conduct formal grievance appeal hearings and report its findings and recommendations to the dean; (4) Conduct procedural hearings on promotion and tenure appeals when referred to the board by the College Executive Committee.
The board is advisory to the dean and functions in accordance with the Faculty Appeals Policy and Procedures.
Current Members
Jennifer Patico | Anthropology | FA21 - SP23 |
Lisa Shannon | Africana Studies | FA21 - SP24 |
Julia Hilliard | Biology | FA21 - SP25 |
Ian Campbell | World Languages & Cultures | FA21 - SP22 |
Molly Bassett | Religious Studies | FA21 - SP23 |
Holly Wilkin | Communication | FA21 - SP24 |
John Burrison | English | SP21 - SU25 |
Maged Henary | Chemistry | FA21 - SP22 |
Anne Murphy | Neuroscience | FA21 - SP23 |
Juan Banda | Computer Science | FA21 - SP24 |
Yichuan Zhao | Mathematics & Statistics | FA21 - SP25 |
Sarah Brosnan | Psychology | FA21 - SP22 |
Jennie Burnet | Anthropology | FA21 - SP23 |
Jonathan Gayles | Africana Studies | FA21 - SP24 |
Jeannie Grussendorf | Political Science | FA21 - SP25 |
Faculty and staff participate in the governance of the College of Arts and Sciences through a number of committees, listed below. New members are typically elected to these committees at the end of each academic year.
- Bylaws Committee
- Chairs Committee
- Curriculum Committee
- Executive Committee
- Faculty Awards Committee
- Faculty Grievance Board
- Graduate Council
- Undergraduate Council
- Area Promotion and Tenure Committees
- Non-Tenure Track Promotion Review Committee
- Staff Executive Committee
- Staff Mentoring and Morale Committee
- Staff Professional Development Committee
The Bylaws Committee considers proposals from the faculty and from the dean to revise the faculty bylaws of the College of Arts and Sciences. The committee may also review the bylaws and make revision recommendations of its own to the dean and to the faculty. In addition, the committee reviews departmental bylaws, including new bylaws and revisions, and it may conduct a college-wide review of existing departmental bylaws periodically.
The Bylaws Committee is composed of four elected faculty and one student member. It meets as needed and at least once per semester during the academic year.
Current Members
Margo Alexander | Mathematics & Statistics | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Roberta Attanasio | Biology | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Jessica Berry | Philosophy | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Rashid Naim | Political Science | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
The Chairs Council is an advisory body to the dean that includes all department chairs and institute and school directors in the College of Arts and Sciences, in addition to the associate and assistant deans and other administrators of the college. The Chairs Council considers and takes action on a broad range of matters presented by the dean and may also makes recommendations to standing committees of the faculty.
The Chairs Council meets frequently as needed at the call of the dean throughout the calendar year.
Current Members
MEMBER | POSITION | DEPT/AREA | |
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Jonathan Gayles | Chair | Africana Studies | jgayles@gsu.edu |
Kathryn Kozaitis | Chair | Anthropology | kozaitis@gsu.edu |
Diane Belcher | Chair | Applied Linguistics & ESL | dbelcher1@gsu.edu |
Geert de Vries | Chair | Biology | devries@gsu.edu |
Donald Hamelberg | Chair | Chemistry | dhamelberg@gsu.edu |
Greg Lisby | Chair | Communication | glisby@gsu.edu |
Yi Pan | Chair | Computer Science | yipan@gsu.edu |
Brennen Dicker | Executive Director | Creative Media Industries Institute | bdicker@gsu.edu |
David Cheshier | Academic Director | Creative Media Industries Institute | dcheshier@gsu.edu |
Lynée Gaillet | Chair | English | lgaillet@gsu.edu |
Katherine Hankins | Interim Chair | Geosciences | khankins@gsu.edu |
Elisabeth Burgess | Director | Gerontology | eburgess@gsu.edu |
Tony Lemieux | Director | Global Studies Institute | alemieux@gsu.edu |
Michelle Brattain | Chair | History | mbrattain@gsu.edu |
Guantao Chen | Chair | Mathematics & Statistics | gchen@gsu.edu |
Nancy Forger | Director | Neuroscience | nforger@gsu.edu |
Eddy Nahmias | Chair | Philosophy | enahmias@gsu.edu |
Sebastien Lepine | Chair | Physics & Astronomy | slepine@gsu.edu |
Michael Herb | Chair | Political Science | mherb@gsu.edu |
Chris Henrich | Chair | Psychology | chenrich@gsu.edu |
Molly Bassett | Chair | Religious Studies | mbassett@gsu.edu |
Eric Wright | Chair | Sociology | ewright28@gsu.edu |
Stephanie Evans | Director | Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies | sevans62@gsu.edu |
Bill Nichols | Chair | World Languages & Cultures | wnichols@gsu.edu |
Sara Rosen | Dean | srosen@gsu.edu | |
Dan Deocampo | Associate Dean | Research, Innovation & Graduate Studies | deocampo@gsu.edu |
Kathryn McClymond | Associate Dean | Faculty Affairs | kmcclymond@gsu.edu |
John Augusto | Associate Dean | Strategic Initiatives | jaugusto@gsu.edu |
Eric Friginal | Director | International Programs | efriginal@gsu.edu |
Non-Voting Council Advisors
Amber Amari | Assistant Dean | Graduate Programs | aamari@gsu.edu |
Cassondra Breedlove | College Admin Officer | Administrative Services | cbreedlove@gsu.edu |
Chad Dillard | Assistant VP for Development | Development | cdillard@gsu.edu |
Lindsey Hornsby | College Research Officer | Administration Services | lhornsby@gsu.edu |
Justin Lilly | Executive Associate/Dean’s Communications | Dean’s Office | lilly@gsu.edu |
Sally McArthur | Assistant to the Dean | Dean’s Office | smcarthur3@gsu.edu |
John Medlock | Assistant Dean | Academic Success | jmedlock@gsu.edu |
Fred Mote | Assistant Dean | Administration & Finance | fmote@gsu.edu |
Anna Varela | Director of Communications & Public Relations | Public Relations | avarela@gsu.edu |
Shelly-Ann Williams | Director | Office of Academic Assistance | swilliams@gsu.edu |
The Curriculum Committee receives and reviews proposals for any changes in course offerings and curricular requirements and forwards proposals it deems appropriate to the full faculty for approval. The committee also has the power to review the curricular offerings and requirements of the college and to make appropriate recommendations to the dean and to the faculty. In addition, the committee may authorize experimental courses on a trial basis and share its assessment with the faculty.
The Curriculum Committee is composed of eight elected faculty and two student members.
Current Members
Ian Campbell | World Languages & Cultures | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Mario Feit | Political Science | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Yingshu Li | Computer Science | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Joe Normandin | Neuroscience | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Samantha Parks | Biology | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Gigi Ray | Chemistry | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Tillman Russell | Communication | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Erin Tone (Chair) | Psychology | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
The Executive Committee of the College of Arts and Sciences is an advisory body to the dean on a range of matters relating to the administration of the college. The Executive Committee is also charged with a number of specific responsibilities that include: reviewing the academic operations and the budget of the college and any related items submitted by the dean or from the faculty; making nominations for vacant seats on the college's standing committees; initiating the triennial evaluation of department chairs and institute/school directors; initiating, under the supervision of the provost and vice president for academic affairs, a triennial evaluation of the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; appointing a faculty grievance board; and considering proposals for the creation or elimination of departments, schools, institutes, and centers of the college and making such recommendations to the faculty as it deems appropriate.
The Executive Committee is composed of the dean, associate deans, vice chair of the faculty, twelve elected faculty, and two student members.
The Executive Committee meets regularly and at least once per semester of the academic year at the call of the dean. Upon receipt of a petition signed by six members of the Executive Committee, the dean will call a special meeting of the committee.
In addition, the faculty members of the Executive Committee, including the dean and along with three elected area chairs, meet as the Promotion and Review Procedures Committee to consider for approval any proposed changes to the College of Arts and Sciences Promotion and Tenure Manual, related college-level manuals and policies, and departmental promotion and tenure guidelines. This committee also considers any newly developed guidelines and policies needing approval. It meets as needed throughout the academic year.
Current Members
Appointed Members
Sara Rosen | Dean |
John Augusto | Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives |
Dan Deocampo | Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement |
Kathryn McClymond | Associate Dean for Faculty Development |
Binghe Wang | Associate Dean for Research, Innovation, and Graduate Studies |
Jared Poley | Vice Chair of the Faculty |
Justin Lilly | Non-voting committee advisor |
John Medlock | Non-voting committee advisor |
Elected Faculty Representatives
Igor Belykh | Mathematics & Statistics | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Jennie Burnet | Global Studies | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Scott Crossley | Applied Linguistics & ESL | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Mukesh Dhamala | Physics & Astronomy | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Carrie Freeman | Communication | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Jonathan Gayles | Africana Studies | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Christie Hartley | Philosophy | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Andrey Shilnikov | Neuroscience | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Reiner Smolinski | English | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Faye Stewart | World Languages & Cultures | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Raj Sunderraman | Computer Science | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Jessica Turner | Psychology | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
The Faculty Awards Committee is charged with selecting the recipients of annual awards for faculty approved by the College of Arts and Sciences, which currently include the Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Outstanding Teaching Award, Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award, Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award, Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award, and Outstanding Graduate Director Award. The committee also is charged with establishing qualifications and nominating procedures for these awards. In addition, the committee may consider and develop proposals for new awards or for other mechanisms to honor outstanding faculty to present to the dean and to the faculty.
The Faculty Awards Committee is composed of five elected faculty and two student members.
The Faculty Awards Committee meets as needed and at least once per semester during the academic year, typically in late fall before the call for nominations is distributed and mid-spring to select the award recipients.
Current Members
Deb Baro | Biology | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Andrea Jurjevic | English | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Tiffany King | Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
Raul Llorente | World Languages & Cultures | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
Mindy Stombler | Sociology | Fall 2017 – Spring 2019 |
The Faculty Grievance Board is advisory to the dean and functions in accordance with the Faculty Appeals Policy and Procedures . The duties of the Faculty Grievance Board include the following: Provides training for board members in grievance conciliation and in the conduct of formal appeal hearings; Attempts to conciliate differences that arise between faculty members and department chairs, school and institute directors or administrators; Conducts formal grievance appeal hearings and reports its findings and recommendations to the dean; Conducts procedural hearings on promotion and tenure appeals when referred to the board by the Executive Committee.
Current Members
Humanities
Faye Stewart | Assoc Professor | World Languages & Cultures | FA16-SP17 |
Christie Hartley | Assoc Professor | Philosophy | FA16-SP18 |
Marian Meyers | Professor | Communication | FA16-SP19 |
Tanya Caldwell | Professor | English | FA16-SP20 |
Natural and Computational Sciences
Vincent Rehder | Professor | Biology | FA16-SP17 |
Andrey Shilnikov | Professor | Neuroscience | FA16-SP18 |
Gary Hastings | Professor | Physics & Astronomy | FA16-SP19 |
Jeremy Diem | Assoc Professor | Geosciences | FA16-SP20 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Jennie Burnet | Assoc Professor | Global Studies | FA16-SP17 |
Jelena Subotic | Assoc Professor | Political Science | FA16-SP18 |
Sarah Brosnan | Professor | Psychology | FA16-SP19 |
Jared Poley | Professor | History | FA16-SP20 |
At Large
Lindsey Cohen | Professor | Psychology | FA16-SP17 |
Sebastien Lepine | Assoc Professor | Physics & Astronomy | FA16-SP19 |
Denise Davidson | Professor | History | FA16-SP20 |
Vacant | FA17-SP18 |
The Graduate Council is an advisory body to the dean and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on issues relating to the college's graduate programs. The Graduate Council considers proposals for the creation, discontinuance, or renaming of graduate degree programs and concentrations and makes recommendations to the dean with input from the full faculty of the college. The council also reviews changes in departmental criteria for graduate status and/or procedures for reviewing such criteria and makes positive or negative recommendations to the dean and to the relevant department. In addition, the council appoints each year four faculty and one graduate student to serve as a graduate petitions board charged with reviewing final course grade appeals, academic complaints, and petitions for waivers or variance of academic policies and making recommendations to the dean in keeping with relevant university policies.
The Graduate Council meets regularly at the call of the Dean's Office and at least once during each of the three semesters.
Current Members
MEMBER | DEPT | |
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Binghe Wang (Chair) | Dean’s Office | wang@gsu.edu |
Sarita Davis | Africana Studies | saritadavis@gsu.edu |
Jennifer Patico | Anthropology | jpatico@gsu.edu |
YouJin Kim | Applied Linguistics & ESL | ykim39@gsu.edu |
Ritu Aneja | Biology | raneja@gsu.edu |
Casonya Johnson | Biology | cjohnson113@gsu.edu |
Donald Hamelberg | Chemistry | dhamelberg@gsu.edu |
Jun Yin | Chemistry | junyin@gsu.edu |
Holley Wilkin | Communication | hwilkin@gsu.edu |
Xiaojun Cao | Computer Science | cao@gsu.edu |
Chris Kocela | English | ckocela@gsu.edu |
Tanya Caldwell | English | tmcaldwell@gsu.edu |
Lawrence Kiage | Geosciences | lkiage@gsu.edu |
Wendy Simonds | Gerontology | wsimonds@gsu.edu |
Denise Davidson | History | ddavidson2@gsu.edu |
Richard Laub | Heritage Preservation | rlaub@gsu.edu |
Florian Enescu | Mathematics | fenescu@gsu.edu |
Jeff Qin | Statistics | gqin@gsu.edu |
Charles Derby | Neuroscience | cderby@gsu.edu |
Tim O’Keefe | Philosophy | tokeefe@gsu.edu |
Xiaochun He | Physics | xhe@gsu.edu |
Sebastien Lepine | Astronomy | slepine@gsu.edu |
Sarah Roberts Gershon | Political Science | sgershon@gsu.edu |
Lindsey Cohen | Psychology | llcohen@gsu.edu |
Brett Esaki | Religious Studies | besaki@gsu.edu |
James Ainsworth | Sociology | ainsworth@gsu.edu |
Megan Sinnott | Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies | megansinnott@gsu.edu |
Leslie Marsh | World Languages & Cultures | llmarsh@gsu.edu |
Amber Amari (ex officio) | Assistant Dean, Graduate Programs | aamari@gsu.edu |
Student Representatives
Amanda Bendbow | Psychology, Ph.D. |
Suzanne Litrel | History, Ph.D. |
William Greg Odum | Anthropology, M.A. |
Brandon Render | Religious Studies, M.A. |
Chelsea Hagan | Biology, Ph.D. |
The Undergraduate Council is an advisory body to the college faculty and dean on issues relating to the undergraduate programs of the College of Arts and Sciences. The council considers proposals for the creation, discontinuance, or renaming of undergraduate degree programs and concentrations and makes recommendations to the dean with input from the full faculty of the college. The council designates each year the membership of the Interdisciplinary Studies subcommittee. In addition, the council appoints each year four faculty and two students to an undergraduate petitions board charged with reviewing final course grade appeals, academic complaints, and petitions for waivers or variance of academic policies and making recommendations to the dean in keeping with relevant university policies.
The Undergraduate Council meets regularly and typically at least twice per semester of the academic year.
Current Members
MEMBER | DEPT | |
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Makungu Akinyela | Africana Studies | makinyela@gsu.edu |
Cassandra White | Anthropology | cwhite@gsu.edu |
Hae Sung Yang | Applied Linguistics & ESL | hyang20@gsu.edu |
Matthew Grober | Biology | mgrober@gsu.edu |
Joan Comar | Chemistry | jmutanyattacomar@gsu.edu |
Jeremiah Harden | Chemistry | jharden@gsu.edu |
Douglas Barthlow | Communication | dbarthlow@gsu.edu |
Rasha Ramzy | Communication | rramzy1@gsu.edu |
Xiaolin Hu | Computer Science | xhu@gsu.edu |
David Cheshier | Creative Media Industries | dcheshier@gsu.edu |
Mark Noble | English | mnoble3@gsu.edu |
Christy Visaggi | Geosciences | cvisaggi@gsu.edu |
Chivon Mingo | Gerontology | cmingo2@gsu.edu |
Tony Lemieux | Global Studies | alemieux@gsu.edu |
Rob Baker (Chair) | History | robertbaker@gsu.edu |
Andrew J Cohen | Interdisciplinary Studies | cohenaj@gsu.edu |
Michael Stewart | Mathematics & Statistics | mastewart@gsu.edu |
Joe Normandin | Neuroscience | jnormandin1@gsu.edu |
Alexandra Castillo-Ruiz | Neuroscience | acastilloruiz@gsu.edu |
Eric Wilson | Philosophy | ewilson30@gsu.edu |
Brian Thoms | Physics & Astronomy | bthoms@gsu.edu |
Ben McGimsey | Physics & Astronomy | bmcgimsey@gsu.edu |
Jeannie Grussendorf | Political Science | jgrussendorf@gsu.edu |
Chris Goode | Psychology | cgoode@gsu.edu |
Jon Herman (interim) | Religious Studies | jherman2@gsu.edu |
Jung Ha Kim | Sociology | jhkim@gsu.edu |
Juliana Kubala | Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies | jkubala@gsu.edu |
Shuai Li | World Languages and Cultures | sli12@gsu.edu |
Shelly-Ann Williams (ex officio) | Director, Academic Assistance | swilliams@gsu.edu |
John Medlock (ex officio) | Assistant Dean, Academic Success | jmedlock@gsu.edu |
The College of Arts and Sciences has three area promotion and tenure committees--one for the Humanities, one for the Natural and Computational Sciences, and one for the Social and Behavioral Sciences--charged with reviewing the credentials of each candidate for promotion and/or tenure within its respective area and making a recommendation to the dean concerning each candidate. The area committees also assist in the post-tenure review process by similarly evaluating faculty members' credentials and sharing their assessments with the dean.
All members hold the rank of Professor.
Current Members
Humanities
Beth Gylys | English | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Eric Le Calvez | World Languages & Cultures | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
George Pullman | English | Fall 2016 – Spring 2019 |
Andrea Scarantino | Philosophy | Fall 2018 – Spring 2020 |
James Darsey | Communication | Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 |
Natural and Computational Sciences
Ritu Aneja | Biology | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Giovanni Gadda | Chemistry | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Xiaochun He | Physics & Astronomy | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Zhongshan (Jason) Li | Mathematics & Statistics | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
Yuan Liu | Biology | Fall 2016 – Spring 2019 |
Andrey Shilnikov | Neuroscience | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Yanqing Zhang | Computer Science | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Lindsey Cohen | Psychology | Fall 2016 – Spring 2019 |
Sara Cushing | Applied Linguistics & ESL | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Glenn Eskew | History | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Emanuela Guano | Anthropology | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
John Horgan | Global Studies | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
Erin Ruel | Sociology | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
Andrew Wedeman | Political Science | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
The Non-Tenure Track Promotion Review Committee reviews the credentials of each non-tenure track (NTT) faculty candidate for promotion in the College of Arts and Sciences and makes a recommendation to the dean concerning each candidate. The committee considers cases for promotion to the ranks of senior lecturer, principal senior lecturer, senior academic professional, and other NTT ranks.
The NTT Promotion Review Committee is composed of ten elected faculty members, including three representatives from each area of the college and one at large member. Each area includes at least one tenured faculty member and at least one NTT faculty member at the senior level or above.
Current Members
Annette Cash | World Languages & Cultures | Fall 2016 – Spring 2019 |
Gennady Cymbalyuk | Neuroscience | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Carmen Eilertson | Biology | Fall 2016 – Spring 2019 |
Yuki Fujioka | Communication | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
Ben Kail | Sociology | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
Melissa McLeod | English | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Valerie Miller | Mathematics & Statistics | Fall 2018 – Spring 2021 |
Rashid Naim | Political Science | Fall 2016 – Spring 2019 |
Mary Rolinson | History | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
Eric Wilson | Philosophy | Fall 2017 – Spring 2020 |
The Staff Executive Committee is an advisory body to the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences with a range of duties and responsibilities that include: discussing policies and procedures related to salary equity, raises, performance evaluations and other issues relevant to the staff; reviewing any items submitted by the dean and/or staff members; reporting its actions at each regular meeting of the college staff; supervising all elections for members of the staff standing committees; making nominations for vacant seats on the college's staff committees; reporting any advancement opportunities within the college or university; and coordinating the college's annual staff awards process and selecting the award recipients.
The Staff Executive Committee meets at the call of the dean or vice chair at least once each semester. Upon receipt of a petition signed by seven members, the dean will call a special meeting of the committee.
Current Members
Appointed Members
Sara Rosen | Dean |
Fred Mote | Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance |
Cassondra Breedlove | College Administrative Officer |
Elected Staff Representatives
Jeanetta Floyd | Biology | FA16 – SP18 |
Lindsey Hornsby | Administrative Services | FA16 – SP18 |
Justin Lilly | Dean’s Office | FA16 – SP18 |
Rene Mondy | Academic Assistance | FA16 – SP18 |
Gemia Rice | Biology | FA16 – SP18 |
Harper Strom | English | FA16 – SP18 |
LaTesha Warren | Biology | FA16 – SP18 |
James C. Taylor, III | Communication | FA17 – SP19 |
Quanda Miller | Gerontology Institute | FA17 – SP19 |
Saturday Sam | Administrative Services | FA17 – SP19 |
Chris Burton | English | FA17 – SP19 |
Renda Radcliffe-Sullivan | Dean’s Office | FA17 – SP19 |
Nika Daryooni | Academic Assistance | FA17 – SP19 |
The Staff Mentoring and Morale Committee is a standing committee of the College of Arts and Sciences staff charged with developing and implementing programs that provide staff with opportunities to interact with peers from across the college, which may include mentoring programs, orientations, social events, and other networking opportunities. The committee also regularly collects items that can be used to recognize and award staff achievement.
The Staff Mentoring and Morale Committee is composed of nine elected members of the college staff. It meets at least twice in the Fall and Spring terms and at least once during Summer.
Current Members
Elected Staff Representatives
Susan Coleman | Applied Linguistics & ESL | FA16 – SP18 |
Sandra Ahuama-Jonas | Mathematics & Statistics | FA16 – SP18 |
James C. Taylor, III | Communication | FA17 – SP19 |
Randy Trammell | Public Relations | FA17 – SP19 |
Esther Prince | Dean’s Office | FA17 – SP19 |
Torrez Wilson | Dean’s Office | FA17 – SP19 |
Carolyn Whiters | History | FA17 – SP19 |
Alison Mercer | Development | FA17 – SP19 |
Andreea Johnson | Academic Assistance | FA17 – SP19 |
The Staff Professional Development Committee is a standing committee of the College of Arts and Sciences staff charged with managing the application approval process for awards from the college's Staff Development Fund. The committee investigates ways in which staff can benefit from training programs and makes recommendations to the staff executive committee. The committee is also responsible for maintaining a list of professional development opportunities available throughout the university.
The Staff Professional Development Committee meets regularly and at least twice each Fall and Spring terms and at least once during Summer following the corresponding Staff Development Fund applications deadlines.
Current Members
Elected Staff Representatives
Nika Daryooni | Academic Assistance | FA16 – SP18 |
Jaime Middleton | Military Science/ROTC | FA16 – SP18 |
Marilyn Stiggers | Communication | FA16 – SP18 |
Jerria McCoy Thompson | Biology | FA16 – SP18 |
Latesha Warren | Biology | FA17 – SP19 |
Harper Strom | English | FA17 – SP19 |
Quanda Miller | Gerontology Institute | FA17 – SP19 |
Tamara Gross | Biology | FA17 – SP19 |
Carol Freeland-Turner | Academic Assistance | FA17 – SP19 |